Monday marks the one year anniversary of the brutal murder of a Mont Vernon mother and the violent attack on her daughter.

The community is making strides to move forward but New Hampshire Representative, William O'Brien, said he and others are anxiously awaiting justice.

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According to prosecutors, Kimberly Cates was home alone with her daughter, Jaimie, when four men broke into their home in the middle of the night on October 4th, 2009.

Prosecutors have said the crimes were random and the house was chosen due to its remote location.

Five men have been charged in the crime. Steven Spader, Christopher Gribble and William Marks are all set to go on trial.

Quinn Glover and Autumn Savoy have already plead guilty to lesser charges and are expected to testify against Spader and Gribble in court.

"There are many of us that are perplexed why there should be plea bargains. In this situation, it would seem that these men need their day in court and not to have trials avoided and the proper punishments not given to them," said Rep. O'Brien from Mont Vernon.

O'Brien said while the town is healing, and is very resilient, the Cates family is never far from their minds.

On this one-year anniversary, Steven Spader has a final hearing before his trial which begins in two weeks.